The Charges

All claims made by UK Parking Control are for contractually agreed parking charges, clearly displayed on the signage.

Our signage clearly states that a person should NOT park their vehicle if they do not agree and understand the contractual charges as set out in the signs - A person cannot therefore claim the charge is unfair after they have agreed to pay the charge and by parking their vehicle they have accepted the charge. (as the Vine Case also stated, a person cannot state they did not know the charges because they did not see the signs if it is shown that there are signs available to be seen)

We will again look at case law, in The Vine v. Waltham Forest London BC case it was stated the charge levied of £105 was not unreasonable, the court did not disagree with this.

We will also look at the 'real world' - The following is taken from Birmingham Airports Website (www.bhx.com): A new ‘Rapid Drop-Off’ area is situated close to Terminals One and Two and will cost £1 for 20 minutes. The ‘Rapid Drop-Off’ area is suitable for those with time-pressures and is intended for drop-off only. For this reason, drivers should not need to use the facility for longer than 20 minutes; however, stays over 20 minutes will be charged £3 for every subsequent fifteen minutes. - On-site longer term and holiday parking can also be pre-booked via its website at very competitive rates - for as little at £2.99 a day.

If a driver elects to park outside the terminal, he will be charged a rate of £285 per day .. If a driver parks in the long term car-park which is a 10minute walk away he can park for £2.99 ... The signs on display clearly state the charges and a driver has an option where to park his vehicle - Therefore he could not expect to argue the charges after being parked for 24hrs stating they are excessive - The same rules apply for parking charges issued by UK Parking Control.

Our charges are in line with those recommended by the BPA (British Parking Association), whilst it is accepted that the BPA does not have any statutory powers in relation to parking charges, it has never been held by a court that our parking charges when issued in conjunction with our signage are unfair and has always upheld the charges.